Choose the Right Synonym for nude

Adjective

bare, naked, nude, bald, barren mean deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering. bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable.
an apartment with bare walls naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness.
poor half-naked children nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure.
a nude model posing for art students bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness.
a bald mountain peak barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility.
barren plains

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